The Poetical Works of William Cowper, T. Nelson & Sons, London, 1859, 535 pp, frontispiece, illustrated title, full-page plates, full leather, 6.75 x 4.5”, 18mo.
In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to corners and end bands. Finely bound in beautiful green leather with decoration gilt Cambridge style details and embossed urns. All edges gilt. Old hand ownerships on front pastedown. Old hand markings on second fly leaf. Light age-related toning to text. Free of markings. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos.
William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry.
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